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I doubt that sports glorify violence in the relevant sense. In particular, I doubt that people who get excited about the NFL or MMA or whatever are inspired to
by Buldak 9y ago
I doubt that sports glorify violence in the relevant sense. In particular, I doubt that people who get excited about the NFL or MMA or whatever are inspired to go out and hurt people in real life.
- nofilter 9y agoYou would be surprised to see what motivates people to do the things they do, even if it's just a child (https://kotaku.com/grand-theft-auto-blamed-after-eight-year-old-shoots-gra-1201375715 https://kotaku.com/grand-theft-auto-blamed-after-eight-year-...) or a teen (http://www.foxnews.com/story/2005/02/16/lawsuit-grand-theft-auto-led-teen-to-kill.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/2005/02/16/lawsuit-grand-theft-...). And this is just one video game so you can only imagine what all those violent sports and a whole lot of other video games can make people do. Common sense, after all, is not that common.
- lovich 9y agoDidn't this argument get pulled out a lot over a decade ago? I remember none of the studies backing up the notion that watching violent entertainment made someone go out and commit violence although there was evidence of increased heart rate. If I recall correctly the lawyer who was trying to get laws changed in Florida got disbarred for doing things like disseminating all this false information